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Charles vs RequestWatch

A side-by-side look at Charles and RequestWatch. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Charles

Charles

Development

Charles is an HTTP proxy / HTTP monitor / Reverse Proxy that enables a developer to view all of the HTTP and SSL / HTTPS traffic between their machine and the Internet. This includes requests, responses and the HTTP headers (which contain the cookies and caching information).

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RequestWatch

RequestWatch

Network & Admin

RequestWatch is an open-source website monitoring tool that allows users to track changes and uptime of websites. It alerts when changes occur or sites go down, helping developers and IT teams monitor sites.

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